Unit 5 (Grade 8) The Old Woman and the Lime Tree Reading I

 Unit 5 (Part I)

Reading I (page 52)

The Old Woman and the Lime Tree

A. Replace the words in red with their synonyms from the story.

a. The old bridge was going to collapse which terrified the people.

b. The little girl pleaded with her parents to buy her a bicycle.

c. The players were delighted after scoring the winning goal.

d. When I lost my passport, I felt such an idiot.

e. The mountaineer was scared as he tried climb dangerous rock.

Answer

a. The old bridge was going to drop which terrified the people.

b. The little girl begged with her parents to buy her a bicycle.

c. The players were overjoyed after scoring the winning goal.

d. When I lost my passport, I felt such a fool.

e. The mountaineer was frightened as he tried climb dangerous rock.

 

B. Put the following events in the correct order.

a. The old man asked for a new hut.

b. The old woman wanted to frighten everyone.

c. The old man went to the forest to cut down a lime tree.

d. There lived an old man and an old woman.

e. The two old people were as happy as children.

f. Everything was lost at the end.

g. The old woman sent her husband to ask for a horse and a cart.

Answer

a. There lived an old man and an old woman.

b. The old man went to the forest to cut down a lime tree.

c. The old woman sent her husband to ask for a horse and a cart.

d. The old man asked for a new hut.

e. The two old people were as happy as children.

f. The old woman wanted to frighten everyone.

g. Everything was lost at the end.

 

C. Answer these questions.

a. Why did the old man go to the forest with an axe?

b. What did the lime tree tell the old man when he was about to cut it down?

c. List the things that the old people received from the lime tree.

d. Do you like the old woman? Why?

e.  What lesson did you learn from this story?

Answer

a. The old men went the forest with an axe to cut down a lime tree for firewood.

b. The lime tree told the old man not to chop it down and promised to do him a good turn someday.

c. The old man received a horse and cart, a new house, livestock and fowls, money and gold coins from the lime tree.

d. No, I don't like the old woman because she was mean and selfish. She has very greedy nature too.

e. The lesson we learnt from the story is "We should not be greedy."

 

D. What would you do if you were the old woman? Discuss.

Answer

If I were the old woman, I would be satisfied with those things and wouldn't  wish more.

Grammar (page 55)

A. Study how the following sentences change into reported speech.

a. Pragya said to him, "Put out the light."   

i. Pragya told him to put out the light.

b. My brother said to me, "Please, go to the market."           

ii. My brother requested me to go to the market.

c. She said to him, "Don't touch the hot water."       

iii. She warned him not to touch the hot water.

d. Shreya said to me, "Get me a cup of tea."

iv. Shreya told me to get her a cup of tea.

e. My father said to me, "Think before you act."     

v. My father advised me to think before I act.

f. Neha said to Dipa, "Don't touch my things."        

vi. Neha forbade Dipa to touch her things.

g. He said to me, "Give me a pen."      

vii. He asked me to give him a pen.

h. Teacher said to his students," Don't waste your time." 

viii. Teacher advised his students not to waste their time.

 

B. Choose the correct alternative.

a. Jiban said, "Clean the bedroom."

i. Jiban told me to clean the bedroom.

ii. Jiban said me clean the bedroom.

iii. Jiban said clean the bedroom.

b. The teacher said to her, "Work with your classmates."

i. The teacher told her to work with your classmates.

ii. The teacher told her to work with her classmates.

iii. The teacher told her to work with my classmates.

c. The doctor said to him, "Take your medicine regularly."

i. The doctor advised him to take her medicine regularly.

ii. The doctor advised to took his medicine regularly.

iii. The doctor advised him to take his medicine regularly.

d. She told me, "Don't do it."

i. She told me to do it.

ii. She told me to not do it.

iii. She told me not to do it.

e. I said to him, "Please go to the market."

i. I asked him to go to the market.

ii. I told him go to the market.

iii. I asked him not to go to the market.

f. He said to me, "Post this letter at once.''

i. He told me to post that letter at once.

ii. He said to post this letter at once.

iii. He told 1ne to post this letter at once.

g. He said to me, "Wait here till I return."

i. He asked me to wait there till he returns.

ii. He asked me to wait there till he returned.

iii. He asked me to waited here till he returned.

h. Sunita said to him, "Don't stay here anymore."

i. Sunita ordered me not to stay here anymore.

ii. Sunita ordered to stay there anyn1ore.

iii. Sunita ordered him not to stay there anymore.

Answer

a. Jiban told me to clean the bedroom.

b. The teacher told her to work with her classmates.

c. The doctor advised him to take his  medicine regularly.

d. She told me not to do it.

e. I asked him to go to the market.

f.  He told me to post that letter at once.

g. He asked me to wait there till he returns.

h. Sunita ordered him not to stay there anymore.

 

(My special thanks to Kanchan Chaudhary of Khairahani Secondary School for preparing this material.)

 

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